一いっ周しゅう

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一周する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

one round; one circuit; one lap; one revolution

Used for completing one full circuit of a track, course, or circular path; also for one full rotation. Common with する to mean 'go around once'.

〈場ば所しょ〉を一いっ周しゅうするto go all the way around a place once
毎まい朝あさ、公こう園えんを一いっ周しゅうする。
Every morning I go once around the park.
〈数かず〉分で一周するぷんでいっしゅうするto complete one lap/circuit in a given time
このコースは十じゅっ分ぷんで一いっ周しゅうできる。
You can go once around this course in ten minutes.

一いっ周しゅう回まわってwhen you really think about it; all things considered; in the end · back in style; once again fashionable

一いち巡じゅん
一周 is used for physically going around a track, course, or point once, while 一巡 is more abstract, used for a round of turns, seasons, or a full cycle.
周しゅう回かい
一周 names a single lap ('one circuit'), while 周回 is the general noun for a lap/loop and is used with any number, as in 三周回.
一ひと回まわり
一回り and 一周 both mean going around once, but 一周 is used for precise circuits (like a track or lake) while 一回り can be a looser, more casual stroll around an area.
ぐるっとN1
一周 is the neutral noun/verb for making one full circuit, while ぐるっと is the more vivid, mimetic adverb for the same motion.

半はん周しゅう
一周 means going all the way around (a full lap), whereas 半周 means going only halfway around.

一いっ週しゅう
一周 (いっしゅう) means 'one lap/circuit' while 一週 (いっしゅう) — same pronunciation, different kanji — means 'one week'.

Compound of 一 (one) and 周 (circuit, circumference).